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Pakistan inks agreement with Russia to import oil: energy minister-

Caretaker Minister for Energy Muhammad Ali

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Energy Muhammad Ali on Thursday said that Pakistan had inked an agreement with Russia to import oil. According to the agreement Pakistan will import oil from Russia at 60 dollars per barrel, he said while talking to a private television channel. ARMCO is also interested in establishing a refinery in Pakistan, … Read more

Increase in gas tariff not to affect 57% consumers: energy minister

Increase in gas tariff not to affect 57% consumers: energy minister

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Energy Muhammad Ali on Thursday said the proposed increase in gas tariff would not affect 57 percent of consumers across the country rather it would help control and end the ever-increasing circular debt of the petroleum sector. “It will be a big achievement,” the minister said in a media briefing on … Read more

Work on Pak-Iran gas pipeline initiated, says energy minister

Work on Pak-Iran gas pipeline initiated, says energy minister

LAHORE: Caretaker Minister for Energy, Power and Petroleum Muhammad Ali on Saturday said work on Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline had been initiated. Talking to media in Lahore, Muhammad Ali said the government would try to manage gas load-shedding during the upcoming winter. The minister clarified that the government could not provide gas on cheaper rates after … Read more

Govt to probe suspected ‘foreign intervention’ in power breakdown: Dastgir

Dastigir

Dastgir said entire power system has been fully restored He said there would be a shortage of electricity for the next two days He said the transmission system remained safe in the breakdown ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Division Khurram Dastgir on Tuesday said the government would probe a suspected foreign intervention in the massive countrywide … Read more

Russian Energy Minister to arrive in Pakistan for oil talks

Russian Energy Minister

Russian Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov will arrive in Pakistan He will co-chair the 8th session of the IGC on trade and cooperation Russian delegation will negotiate on discounted oil and LNG deals ISLAMABAD: Russian Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov will arrive in Pakistan tomorrow (Wednesday) on a two-day visit to hold talks on bilateral trade and … Read more

Energy Minister inaugurates AMI project to reduce power losses

AMI projects

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir has formally inaugurated the installation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) project in Islamabad. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the project, the minister said he said these modern electricity meters will be installed in all high-loss feeders to help resolve commercial losses of electricity. The minister said he has issued … Read more

Electricity and oil cost will reduce in 2 months, says Energy Minister

Energy Minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister of Energy, Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan, on Tuesday stated that every possible effort was being made to bring down the cost of electricity and oil over the next two months.

While speaking to a private television channel, he predicted that in October, both the price of oil and the price of electricity would fall.

According to him, the government was required to make difficult decisions to protect the interests of the country. Khurram Dastgir stated that the people were having problems as a direct result of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-ineffective Insaf’s economic policies (PTI).

He remarked that Pakistan was forced to experience economic difficulties due to the poor administration of Imran Khan.

The Minister of Energy gave the assurance that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz was making every effort to provide relief to the masses by taking all possible measures.

He stated that the government had made reasonable agreements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in response to a question regarding agreements with the IMF. He was answering a question about agreements with the IMF.

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Sindh minister orders probe after eight miners killed in Jhimpir

Bodies of eight miners have been retrieved 

The coal mine was flooded after heavy rains in hilly areas Bodies of eight miners have been retrieved A 12-year-old child was also washed up in the mine A committee has been formed to investigate the incident KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Energy Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh has instructed to lodge a case after eight coal miners … Read more

Sri Lanka send ministers to Russia to negotiate petroleum

sri lanka

Sri Lanka sending two ministers to Russia to talk about getting oil. The island nation is almost out of fuel because of its bad economy. Residents have had to wait hours or days for fuel, often resorting to cooking with leaves and charcoal. Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera urges people not to line up for fuel … Read more

Bolsonaro changes energy minister amid fuel-price row

President Jair Bolsonaro replaced his energy minister on Wednesday after frequently criticizing Petrobras’ fuel price hikes, which are blamed for boosting inflation and undermining his popularity five months before elections. According to a note in the official gazette, Bento Albuquerque, Bolsonaro’s energy minister since the far-right president took office in 2019, will be replaced by … Read more

PTI saved Pakistan’s economy from bankruptcy: claims Energy Minister Hammad Azhar

Federal Energy Minister Hammad Azhar said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) saved Pakistan’s economy from bankruptcy as it was left by Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N). While addressing in the National Assembly (NA) session on Wednesday, the minister said that the entire world was declaring that Pakistan’s economy was steering towards bankruptcy. However, he added, the incumbent … Read more

Energy minister asks petrol pump owners to call off strike

Hammad Azhar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar on Thursday asked owners of petrol pumps to revisit their decision of strike viewing the difficulties being faced by the people. In a statement, Hammad Azhar assured petrol pump owners that their genuine demands would be accepted. On the demand of Petroleum Dealers Association, a summary has already … Read more

Saudi minister sees demand from gas-to-oil switching at up to 600,000bpd

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said users switching from gas to oil could account for the demand of 500,000-600,000 barrels/day, adding that the world was now waking up to the shortages in the energy sector, Arab News reported. Prince Abdulaziz said the potential switch depended on how severe winter weather would be and … Read more

PM Imran Khan vows to accelerate pace of work on CPEC projects

ISLAMABAD. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday vowed to accelerate the pace of work on projects being executed under the umbrella of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. He expressed these views while addressing a ceremony in connection with the inauguration of Matiari to Lahore 600-KV transmission line completed under the CPEC in Islamabad. “The … Read more